Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
31
2
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
15
0
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$84,000
Median
$91,416
75th percentile
$100,797
A year, from 46 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Java ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $79,7065
Computer ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $81,1204
Database AdministratorDatabase Administrators · median $89,5864
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $108,0773
Java Full Stack DeveloperComputer Programmers · median $84,0003
Python DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $126,0903
Software ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $93,6003
AI EngineerData Scientists · median $91,6242
Python GenAI developerSoftware Developers · median $100,7972
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $102,8452
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.